Sun protective garments

ABSTRACT

A sun protective garment that includes a garment front that is an ultraviolet protective (UVP) fabric having a channel and a cord that extends through the channel is described. The cord secures the garment around a user&#39;s neck such that the garment front drapes over a user&#39;s chest. By arranging the garment front of the sun protective garment on the user, it protects against ultraviolet (UV) damage to the user&#39;s chest area when the user is exposed to sunlight.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to sun protective garments and, moreparticularly, to sun protective garments that protect the chest areafrom harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Description of the Related Art

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is a leading cause of skincancer. Protection from harmful UV radiation is important for skincancer prevention, treatment, and recovery. Many active wear tops have aneckline that has a large opening, such as a scoop neck, V-neck, squareneck, plunging neck, sweetheart neck, or keyhole neck that does notprovide users with sufficient protection from UV radiation in the chestarea. Although users may apply sunscreen to protect from UV exposure,the effectiveness of sunscreen is limited for extended periods due tothe sunscreen being rubbed off, washed off, or evaporated from the skin.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The present disclosure is directed to a sun protective garment toprotect a user's chest from sun exposure and damage during a variety ofactivities. Such a garment can be worn with various tops (including swimsuits), and protects a particularly sensitive area of a user's skin fromdamage from the sun. The described sun protective garments include agarment front that is an ultraviolet protective (UVP) fabric having achannel, and a cord that extends through the channel of the UVP fabric.The fabric front is arranged over at least a portion of the chest of auser in use, and is secured around the neck of a user by the cord. Suchsun protective garments maybe adjusted (for example, to be wider ornarrower) by re-arranging the garment front on the user's chest in orderto properly fit the user and accommodate a specific outfit of the user.The sun protective garment may be draped over or tucked into a user'stop, and may be worn wet or dry during indoor or outdoor activities. Byarranging the sun protective garment on a user's chest, it protectsagainst ultraviolet (UV) exposure and damage to the skin of the chestarea.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanyingfigures.

FIG. 1 is a view of an embodiment of a sun protective garment on a userwith the sun protective garment draped over the user's top.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of a sun protective garment withthe cord in an open configuration.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment of a sun protective garment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of a sun protective garment withthe cord in a closed configuration.

FIG. 5A is a view of an embodiment of a clasp and FIG. 5B is a view of acord with the clasp shown in FIG. 5A.

FIG. 6 is a front view of an embodiment of a garment front adjacent to acord.

FIG. 7 is a front view of an embodiment of a garment front adjacent to acord.

FIG. 8 is a front view of an embodiment of a garment front adjacent to acord.

FIG. 9 is view of an embodiment of a sun protective garment arranged ona user and tucked into a top.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure generally relates to a sun protective garmentthat includes a garment front of an ultraviolet protective (UVP) fabricthat is secured by a cord around a user's neck. The garment front has achannel through which the cord extends. In use, the garment front isarranged to cover at least a portion of the user's chest. Such a sunprotective garment protects a user against ultraviolet (UV) exposure anddamage. Further, sun protective garments of the present disclosure aremodular, allowing a variety of garment fronts to be coupled to a varietyof cords, such that the size and shape of the garment front, as well asthe length of the cord can be adjusted for a particular user'spreference or needs. Additionally, described below are methods ofmanufacturing such sun protective garments.

In order to describe particular embodiments of the sun protectivegarments of the disclosure, reference is made to the appended figures.This discussion should not be construed as limiting, as the particulardetails of the embodiments described herein are by way of example andare for purposes of illustrative discussion of embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

A sun protective garment 100 of the present disclosure includes agarment front 110 that is an UVP fabric having a channel 120 and a cord130 that extends through the channel, as shown in FIG. 1. The sunprotective garment 100 is secured around the neck of the user with thecord 130 and the garment front 110 is draped over the chest of the user.The garment front 110 can be any suitable shape, for example, narrowestat the channel 120 and widest at the bottom.

Regardless of the specific shape of the garment front 110, the garmentfront 110 generally covers substantially the user's entire chest. Inother words, the garment front 110 covers at least an area extendingbetween the midpoint of a user's first clavicle to the midpoint of theuser's second clavicle, and along a majority of the user's sternum.

The UVP fabric of the garment front 110 has a fluid or moderate drape,such that the UVP fabric could be comfortably worn over or tucked into atop 140 (e.g., a bikini top). As shown in FIG. 1, the sun protectivegarment 100 is worn over an opening of the top 140. The garment front110 has a width allowing for the garment front to be tucked into a firstand second strap of bra of the user. For example, if the user werewearing both the bra and V-neck shirt, the garment front can be tuckedinto the V-neck and under straps of the bra.

By arranging the garment front 110 of the sun protective garment 100 onthe chest of the user, the garment front 110 protects against UV damageto the user's chest while the user is exposed to the sun (e.g., duringoutdoor activities). A sun protective garment of the disclosure may beworn while a user takes part in indoor activities or outdoor activities,and can be worn wet or dry. This garment is light weight, transportable,and easy to repeatedly remove, apply, and arrange on the user. A frontview of a sun protective garment 200 of the disclosure is shown in FIG.2. The sun protective garment 200 includes a cord 230, which is shown inan open configuration, and a garment front 210 of a UVP fabric. In thisview, the cord 230 having a first end 231 and a second end 232 isarranged through the channel 220.

The garment front 210 has a first side 257, a second side opposite thefirst side 277, the second side 277 being a length 213 away from thefirst side 257. The first side 257, the second side 277, or both aresubstantially straight. Additionally, the garment front 210 has sixcorners, 254 a, 254 b, 264 a, 264 b, 274 a, 274 b. Any of the corners254 a, 254 b, 264 a, 264 b, 274 a, 274 b may be pointed or rounded,regardless of the shape of the other corners.

The garment front 210 includes a first portion 250, a second portion260, and a third portion 270. The first portion 250 extends from a firstside 257 toward a hem 290, and includes the channel 220. The channel 220has a channel width 225 between the first side 257 to the hem 290. Afirst width 255 is measured at the first side 257.

The second portion 260 of the garment front 210 extends from the hem 290to a midpoint 267 of the garment front 210. The second portion 260 isnarrowest adjacent to the first portion 250, and widens toward themidpoint 267. A second width 265 is measured at the midpoint 267. Thesecond width 265 is greater than the first width 255.

The third portion 270 of the garment front 210 extends from the midpoint267 to a second side 277 of the garment front 210 that is opposite thefirst side 257. A third width 275 is measured at the second side 277.The second width 265, which is substantially the same as the third width275. In other embodiment, the third width 275 is less than the secondwidth 265. In a further embodiment, the third width 275 is greater thanthe second width 265. Additionally, the third width 275 is wider thanthe first width 255. In other embodiments, the third width 275 is lessthan or substantially the same as the first width 255.

Accordingly, the garment front 210 includes a first portion 250, thefirst portion 250 having a channel 220 and a first width 255; and asecond portion 260 having a second width 265, the second width 265 beinggreater than the first width 255; and a third portion 270 that isseparated from the first portion 250 by the second portion 260, thethird portion 270 having a third width 275; and a cord 230 that extendsthrough the channel 220 in the first portion 250.

In this embodiment, the width of the garment front 210 increases for aportion of the length from the first side 257 toward the midpoint 267,reaches a maximum width, and then is maintained for the remainder of thelength of the garment front 210. In this example, the maximum width isreached in the second portion 260 of the garment front 210. However, inother embodiments, the maximum width may be reached at the midpoint 267of the garment front 210 or in a third portion 270 of the garment front210.

As shown in FIG. 2, the garment front 210 is a polygon (e.g., a regularpolygon or an irregular polygon) with at least 4 sides. In particular,the garment front 210 is an irregular hexagon. The first portion 250includes two corners 254 a, 254 b each having an angle of about 100° to140° (e.g., about 120°), the second portion 260 includes two corners 264a, 264 b each having an angle of about 130° to 170° (e.g., about 150°),and the third portion 270 includes two corners 274 a, 274 b each havingan angle of about 45° to 135° (e.g., about 90°). In embodiments, thethird portion 270 has more than two corners (e.g., three corners).

In specific embodiments, the first width 255 is about 8 to 14 inches(e.g., about 11 inches), the second width 265 is about 14.5 to 22 inches(e.g., about 18 inches), the third width 275 is about 14.5 to 22 inches(e.g., about 18 inches), and the channel width 225 is about 0.25 to 1.25inches (e.g., about 0.75 inches).

As described above, the garment front 210 generally substantially coversa user's entire chest, and is made of a UVP fabric. Any fabric thatprovides suitable UV protection (e.g., an ultraviolet protective factor(UPF) of at least 20, at least 25, at least 30, at least 40, or at least50) can be used. For example, a nylon fabric, a polyester fabric, aspandex fabric, a treated cotton fabric, or a blend fabric (e.g., apolyester and spandex blend; a cotton and spandex blend; amicro-polyester and spandex blend; a nylon and polyester blend; or anylon and spandex blend). Particularly suitable UVP fabrics include apolyester and spandex blend, for example a polyester-spandex blend thatincludes at least 85% polyester (e.g., a polyester-spandex blend thatincludes about 80% polyester and about 20% spandex). In certainembodiments, the UVP fabric is a microsuede that has an UPF of at least50.

The UVP fabric may have other properties that render it more suitablefor a particular use, for example, it may be a quick dry fabric, a waterresistant fabric, a water repellent fabric, or a water proof fabric. Incertain embodiments, the UVP fabric is a stretch fabric.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a garment front 310 of sun protective garment300 similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. Similar to the garment ofFIG. 2, the garment front 310 includes a first portion 350, a first side357, a second portion 360, a midpoint 367, a third portion 370, and asecond side 377. The first portion 350 extends from a first side 357 toa hem 390. In this view, a first edge 351 can also been seen. The firstedge 351 is folded to contact a first surface 352 and secured with thehem 390, thereby defining the channel 320. In other words, the channel320 is a doubling over of fabric formed when the first edge 351 isfolded toward a second side 377 of the garment front and secured ontothe first surface 352. In some embodiments, the first edge 351 issecured to the first surface 352 by stitching, glue, fabric tape, hookand loop fasteners, hook and eye closures, buttons, zippers, or clips.In certain embodiments, the first edge 351 is sewn to the first surface352 with thread. In various embodiments, the first edge 351 has a widththat is less than the width of the first side (shown as 255 in FIG. 2).In other embodiments, the first edge 351 has a width that issubstantially the same as the width of the first side. As describedabove, the channel 320 has a channel width 325 extends from a first side357 to the hem 390.

The garment front 310 has a length 313 between the first side 357 andthe second side 377. In some embodiments, the garment distance 313 isabout 10 to 15 inches (e.g., about 12.5 inches).

A front view of a sun protective garment 400 of the disclosure is shownin FIG. 4, with a cord 430 shown in a closed configuration. As describedabove, the sun protective garment 400 includes a cord 430 and a garmentfront 410 that includes a first portion 450, a second portion 460, and athird portion 470. The cord 430 includes a first end 431, which iscoupled to a second end 432 via a clasp 480. Although a clasp 480 isshown in this embodiment, suitable alternatives, such as a knot, couldbe used. In this view, because the first end 431 of the cord 430 iscoupled to the second send 432, the first side 457 of the garment front410 is gathered. The first width 455 is still measured at the first side457 and the second width 465 is still measured at a midpoint 467.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second portion 460 is narrowest adjacent to thefirst portion 450, and widens toward the midpoint 467. In thisembodiment, the third width 475 is greater than the second width 465. Inother words, the width of the garment front 410 changes from the firstside 457 to the second side 477. As shown in FIG. 4, the rate by whichthe width changes varies along the length 413 of the garment front 410.In other embodiments, the width changes at a substantially constant ratealong the length 413 of the garment front 410. In specific embodiments,the first width 255 is about 6 to 12 inches (e.g., about 9 inches), thesecond width 265 is about 14.5 to 22 inches (e.g., about 16 inches), andthe third width 275 is about 14.5 to 22 inches (e.g., about 18 inches).

Accordingly, garment front 410 is an irregular polygon. The firstportion 450 includes two corners 454 a, 454 b that each have an angle ofabout 100° to 140° (e.g., about 120°). The second portion 460 includestwo corners 464 a, 464 b that each have an angle of about 130° to 170°(e.g., about 170°). The third portion 470 includes two corners 474 a,474 b each having an angle of about 45° to 135° (e.g., 60°). In otherembodiments, the third portion 470 includes more than two corners 474 a,474 b. Although illustrated as pointed, some of all of corners 454 a,454 b, 464 a, 464 b, 474 a, 474 b could be rounded in any embodiment.

An embodiment of a cord 530 is shown in more detail in FIG. 5A and FIG.5B. In FIG. 5B, the cord 530 includes a first end 531 and a second end532. The first end 531 may be coupled to the second end 532 by a clasp580. In some embodiments, the clasp 580 includes an insert closureclasp, a spring right clasp, a fishhook clasp, a lobster clasp, a barrelclasp, a toggle clasp, an S-hook clasp, a slide lock clasp, or amagnetic clasp. An example of an insert closure clasp 580 is shown inFIG. 5A. The clasp 580 has a female part 581 and a male part 582.Returning to FIG. 5B, the cord 530 has a cord width 533 and a cordlength. The cord width 533 is less than the channel width of the garmentfront (e.g., channel width 255 as shown in FIG. 2). The cord length isgenerally longer than the first width 255 of the garment front 210, asshown in FIG. 2. In other words, when the cord 530 is arranged throughthe channel (e.g., as shown in FIG. 2), the first end 531 and the secondend 532 protrude from the channel (e.g., by at least 1 inch on eachend). In some embodiments, the cord length is about 15 to 22 inches(e.g., about 16.5 inches) and the cord width 533 is about 0.05 to 0.10inches (e.g., 0.07 inches).

The cord 530 may be any suitable material (e.g., silicone, metal, silk,or leather) and may take any suitable form (e.g., a string, a ribbon, astrap, a tie, a line, a rope, a chain, a cable, or a wire). In specificembodiments, the cord 530 is a silicone material. In some embodiments,the cord material stretches (e.g., by at least 10%, at least 20%, atleast 30%, at least 40%, or at least 50%).

A front view of a different embodiment of a sun protective garment 600of the disclosure with the cord 630 decoupled from the garment front 610is shown in FIG. 6. The garment front 610 has a first portion 650 thatextends from a first side 657 to a hem 690, and includes the channel620, a second portion 660 that extends from a hem 690 to a midpoint 667,and a third portion 670 that extends from the midpoint 667 to a secondside 677. A first width 655 is measured at the first side 657, a secondwidth 665 is measured at the midpoint 667, and a third width 675 ismeasured at the second side 677.

In this embodiment, the third portion 670 is widest at the midpoint 667,and narrowest at the second side 677. Accordingly, the second width 656of the garment front 610 is wider than the first width 655 and the thirdwidth 675. In other words, width of the garment front 610 increases fromthe first edge 657 toward the midpoint 667, reaches a maximum, maintainsthe maximum at the midpoint 667, and then decreases toward the secondedge 677.

In this embodiment, the garment front 710 is an irregular heptagon. Thefirst portion 650 includes two corners 654 a, 654 b each having an angleof about 100° to 140° (e.g., about 120°), the second portion 660includes two corners 664 a, 664 b each having an angle of about 130° to170° (e.g., about 150°), the third portion 670 includes three corners674 a, 674 b, and 674 c each having an angle of about 130° to 170°(e.g., about 120°). In other embodiments, one of corners 674 a, 674 b,674 c has a wider angle than the others (e.g., two of corners 674 a, 674c each have an angle of about 110° and one of the third portion corners674 b has an angle of about 140°).

In other words, the second side 677 includes a first edge 671 a secondedge 671 b. The first edge 671 a and the second edge 671 b form atriangle shape 676 if connected by a horizontal line.

A front view of another embodiment of a sun protective garment 700 ofthe disclosure with the cord 730 decoupled from the garment front 710 isshown in FIG. 7. The sun protective garment 700 includes a cord 730 anda garment front 710 that has a first portion 750 extending from a firstside 757 to a hem 790 and including the channel 720, a second portion760 extending from the hem 790 to a midpoint 767, and a third portion770 extending from the midpoint 767 to a second side 777. A first width755 is measured at the first side 757, a second width 765 is measured atthe midpoint 767, and a third width 775 is measured at the second side777.

As shown in FIG. 7, the second portion 760 is narrowest adjacent to thefirst portion 750, and widens toward the midpoint 767. The width of thegarment front 710 changes for a portion of the length of the garmentfront 710 from the first side 757 toward the midpoint 767, reaches amaximum width, is maintained for a portion of the length, and thennarrows toward the second side 777. In other words, the first width 755and the third width 775 are less than the second width 765

This embodiment of a sun protective garment 700 includes a garment front710 that is an irregular octagon. The first portion 750 includes twocorners 754 a, 754 b that each have an angle of about 100° to 140°(e.g., about 120°), the second portion 760 includes two corners 764 a,764 b that each have an angle of about 130° to 170° (e.g., about 150°),and the third portion 770 includes four corners 774 a-774 d that eachhave an angle of about 110° to 160°. The angle of the corners 774 a-774d may be substantially the same (e.g., about 135° each). In otherembodiments, two of the corners 774 a, 774 d have an angle that issubstantially the same (e.g., about 125° each) and the other two corners774 b, 774 c have an angle that is substantially the same (e.g., about145° each).

A front view of another embodiment of a sun protective garment 800 ofthe disclosure with the cord 830 decoupled from the garment front 810 isshown in FIG. 8. The sun protective garment 800 includes a cord 830 anda garment front 810 that has a first portion 850 extending from a firstside 857 to a hem 890 and including the channel 820, a second portion860 extending from the hem 890 to a midpoint 867, and a third portion870 extending from the midpoint 867 to a second side 877. A first width855 is measured at the first side 857, a second width 865 is measured atthe midpoint 867, and a third width 875 is measured at the second side877.

Similar to the embodiment show in FIG. 7, the second portion 860 isnarrowest adjacent to the first portion 850, and widens toward themidpoint 867. The width of the garment front 810 changes for a portionof the length of the garment front 810 from the first side 857 towardthe midpoint 867, reaches a maximum width, is maintained for a portionof the length, and then narrows toward the second side 877. In otherwords, the first width 855 and the third width 875 are less than thesecond width 865

This embodiment of a sun protective garment 800 includes a garment front810 that is an irregular hexagon. The first portion 850 includes twocorners 854 a, 854 b that each have an angle of about 100° to 140°(e.g., about 120°), the second portion 860 includes two corners 864 a,864 b that each have an angle of about 130° to 170° (e.g., about 150°),and the third portion 870 includes two corners 874 a, 874 b that eachhave an angle of about 45° to 135° (e.g., about 90°). In thisembodiment, corners are 854 a, 854 b are pointed and corners 864 a, 864b, 874 a, 874 b are rounded. However, as is understood, a differentsubset of corners are pointed or rounded in various other embodiments.An embodiment of a sun protective garment 900 of the present disclosurethat is worn by a user is shown in FIG. 9. The sun protective garment900 is secured around the neck of the user with a cord 930 and thegarment front 910 is draped over the chest of the user. The garmentfront 910 can be any suitable shape that substantially covers the user'schest, as described above.

As shown in FIG. 9, an embodiment of a sun protective garment 900 thatis similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is arranged on a user. TheUVP fabric of the garment front 910 has a fluid or moderate drape, suchthat the UVP fabric can be tucked into a top 940. Although, in this casethe top 940 is a bikini top, it is understood that the sun protectivegarment 900 could be as easily used with a top 940 that has a scoopneck, a V-neck, a square neck, a plunging neckline, a sweetheartneckline, or a keyhole neckline.

By arranging the garment front 910 on the chest of the user, the garmentfront 910 protects against UV damage to the user's chest while the useris exposed to the sun (e.g., during outdoor activities). As describedabove, the sun protective garment of the disclosure may be worn while auser takes part in indoor activities or outdoor activities (e.g.,driving, walking, hiking, cycling, site seeing, exercising, traveling,camping, backpacking, rock climbing, mountaineering, abseiling, running,fishing, hunting, gardening, horseback riding, tennis, watching sportingevents, playing various sports, sun bathing, swimming, canoeing,kayaking, rafting, sailing, surfing, or boating), and can be worn wet ordry.

In the preceding description, certain specific details are set forth inorder to provide a thorough understanding of various aspects of thedisclosed subject matter. However, the disclosed subject matter may bepracticed without these specific details.

The term “about” has the meaning reasonably ascribed to it by a personof ordinary skill in the art when used in conjunction with a statednumerical value or range, i.e., denoting somewhat more or somewhat lessthan the stated value or range, to within a range of ±20%; ±19%; ±18%;±17%; ±16%; ±15%; ±14%; ±13%; ±12%; ±11%; ±10%; ±9%; ±8%; ±7%; ±6%; ±5%;±4%; ±3%; ±2%; or ±1% of the stated value.

The term “substantially” has the meaning reasonably ascribed to it by aperson of ordinary skill in the art when used to describe a physicalcharacteristic of an item, i.e., indicating that the item possesses thereferenced characteristic to a significant extent, e.g., to within arange of ±20%; ±19%; ±18%; ±17%; ±16%; ±15%; ±14%; ±13%; ±12%; ±11%;±10%; ±9%; ±8%; ±7%; ±6%; ±5%; ±4%; ±3%; ±2%; or ±1% of the referencedcharacteristic.

The various embodiments described above can be combined to providefurther embodiments. All of the U.S. patents, U.S. patent applicationpublications, U.S. patent applications, foreign patents, foreign patentapplications and non-patent publications referred to in thisspecification and/or listed in the Application Data Sheet areincorporated herein by reference, in their entirety. Aspects of theembodiments can be modified, if necessary to employ concepts of thevarious patents, applications and publications to provide yet furtherembodiments.

These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of theabove-detailed description. In general, in the following claims, theterms used should not be construed to limit the claims to the specificembodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should beconstrued to include all possible embodiments along with the full scopeof equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Accordingly, theclaims are not limited by the disclosure.

1. A sun protective garment, comprising: a garment front of anultraviolet protective (UVP) fabric, the garment front including: afirst portion having a first edge, a first surface, a first width, and achannel defined by the first edge being secured to the first portion onthe first surface; a second portion, the second portion having a secondwidth that is greater than the first width; and a third portion that isseparated from the first portion by the second portion, the thirdportion having a third width; and a cord that extends through thechannel in the first portion.
 2. The sun protective garment of claim 1,wherein the third width is substantially the same as the second width.3. The sun protective garment of claim 1, wherein the third width isless than the second width.
 4. The sun protective garment of claim 1,wherein the cord has a cord width and the channel has a channel widththat is greater than the cord width.
 5. The sun protective garment ofclaim 1, wherein the cord has a cord length that is longer than thefirst width.
 6. The sun protective garment of claim 5, wherein the cordlength ranges from about 16 inches to about 20 inches.
 7. The sunprotective garment of claim 1, wherein the cord includes silicone. 8.The sun protective garment of claim 1, wherein the cord has a first endand a second end, and the first end is attached to the second end by aknot or a clasp.
 9. The sun protective garment of claim 8, wherein theclasp includes an insert closure clasp.
 10. The sun protective garmentof claim 1, wherein the UVP fabric includes a microsuede.
 11. The sunprotective garment of claim 1, wherein the UVP fabric includes a blendof polyester and spandex.
 12. The sun protective garment of claim 11,wherein the blend of polyester and spandex includes at least 85% ofpolyester.
 13. The sun protective garment of claim 1, wherein the UVPfabric has an ultraviolet protective factor (UPF) of at least
 25. 14.The sun protective garment of claim 1, wherein the UVP fabric has an UPFof at least
 50. 15. A sun protective garment, comprising: a garmentfront that is an ultraviolet protective (UVP) fabric, the garment frontincluding: a first surface; a first edge that is secured to the firstsurface, the first edge having a first length; a hem that includes thefirst edge; a second edge opposite the first edge, the second edgehaving a second length; and a midpoint between the first and the secondedges, wherein the midpoint has a third length that is longer than thefirst length; and a cord arranged in the hem.
 16. The sun protectivegarment of claim 15, wherein the first length is about 11 inches, thesecond length is about 18 inches, and the third length is about 18inches.
 17. The sun protective garment of claim 15, wherein a distancebetween the first and second edges is about 14 inches.
 18. The sunprotective garment of claim 15, wherein the UVP fabric has anultraviolet protective factor (UPF) of at least
 50. 19. A method ofmanufacturing a sun protective garment, the method comprising: shaping afabric that is ultraviolet protective (UVP) into a shape having:opposite first and second sides; a midpoint between the first and secondsides; a first width at the first side; a second width at the secondside; and a third width at the midpoint, the third width being longerthan the first width; forming a channel at the first side by folding anedge of the first side toward an area of the fabric and coupling theedge to the area; and arranging a cord in the channel.
 20. The method ofclaim 19, wherein the forming the channel includes sewing the edge tothe area.